Aleksandra Gzowska and Filip Mikołajczyk from the Technical University of Lodz have developed a device for processing PET bottles into a filament for 3D printers.

Their idea was awarded at the Polish ClimateLaunchpad competition. The device of Lodz researchers does not only solve the problem of excessive amount of garbage, but also gives a real product, turning empty bottles into a 3D printer filament.

The 3D printer market is developing extremely dynamically. One of the biggest factors that stopped this market segment for many years was the high cost of equipment and consumables – says Filip Mikołajczyk, a student in Chemical and Process Engineering at the Technical University of Lodz. However, it took several years and the technology was significantly improved and printer prices dropped from several thousand to several hundred PLN.

Students Gzowska and Mikołajczyk founded the P3T Studio startup and are looking for investors who would help develop their device.